Discovery of two new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Sheela Saroj; Arnab Mandi; Nabasri Basak

doi:10.51963/jers.v27i3.2956

Discovery of two new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Authors

Sheela Saroj Zoological Survey of India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0076
Arnab Mandi Zoological Survey of India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4417-2261
Nabasri Basak Zoological Survey of India https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1235-2468

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https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i3.2956

Abstract

Two new species, Paraparatrechina sohryngkham Saroj & Mandi sp. nov. and Paraparatrechina ali Saroj & Mandi sp. nov. are described here from India and a new morphological trait is revealed from the genus Paraparatrechina. The pinnate setae observed in these species is previously undocumented, thereby introducing a novel feature to the morphology of genus Paraparatrechina.

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01.12.2025

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Vol. 27 No. 3 (2025): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

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Journal of the Entomological Research Society

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Discovery of two new species of Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India . (2025). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 27(3), 491-498. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i3.2956

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